"is it raining?"
the garden snowdrops
are nodding
Andrew Hide
15~04~2004
Author notes
Written April 15th, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- Haiku Contest by misticmoonlite.
675 points, ended September 24, 2007, 22 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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A beautiful haiku, and the garden snowdrops are a delightful image.
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nice
This is good,Like the snowdrops as they stay so fresh in the garden for months, good job GOOD luck in this contest.MM
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Well lets see
Under seventeen syllables, a vivid and really nice image embedded inside of the 'ku, a strong and clear AHA-moment, a wonderful play on words and in fact a nice little write to think a little bit on it...
I like this one, a lot actually You truly did a magnificent job with this one...
Thank you for entering, I wish you the best of luck
Leander -
lovely play on imagery and words ... rain/snow ...d rops .. nodding ... is it ? ... so nicely done .... >>> EM
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This is indeed a great haiku. Good luck in the contest....not that I think you shall need it. Your work is fantastic.
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deleightful
ah andrew - what a great moment you have captured in this haiku...
the first line is in quotation marks, which implies that you (the poet) heard this question being asked. you see the snowdrops nodding and they give an answer to the question. it is often obvious that it's raining. it seems to me that the people are in the garden. is the rain very slight, almost misty? it makes me wonder...maybe it's a rhetorical question...
sometimes a haiku is abvious stsraight away - sometimes it sneaks up on me later...i enjoyed pondering on this one.
i enjoyed this...the juxtaposition of raindrops and snowdrops is very subtle...nice work, my friend.
all the best in the contest,
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lol. that's awesome
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I like this, it is so deep and yet
right in my face. Lovely job
Thank you for entering.
Good luck
Cindy -
wow your paint such lovely pictures Andrew, I want to reach out and touch it, feel it and revel in it. Really lovely haiku. Especially appealing the hot humid summer i am having here in the East
Good luck in the contest
Love
Effie
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Yes, I agree this is perfect, for what I know of haikus, this seems to be a wonderful example. The image here is sharp, I am learning all the time with great teachers as yourself. Sweet!... Good luck! Diane
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Well the first word that comes to mind is perfect - then I think "damn him. Why can't I write something like that?"
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I heard you were the master at these. I'm absorbing it trying to learn.
Queen
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Excellent!
This is a very sweet a-ha! Is it raining is a question I often ask, and I have not thought to ask the flowers. Excellent! -
I just enjoy so much reading the haiku you write using an interrogation! well done!
Mari
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Nicely done, Andrew. Great image to read first thing in the morning -- especially when I'm in the mood for rain and it's sunny out right now. Very enjoyable!
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cool
great write.i love how you described how the snowdrops are nodding.keep up the good work.hope to hear more from you soon.great imagery.
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-AliceNwondrland
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Wonderfully
Wouderful! I loved how the snowdrops are nodding. That is truly splendid.
Nicely done!
Prysmatyk -
i love this ~ the image is beautiful and I love snowdrops too.
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I love the image this sends out, the snowdrops nodding as each droplet of rain touches their heads, wonderful imagery, it is a while since a haiku I have read has sent out such a wonderful message.
Take care
sanity
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Lovely, Sir...swan
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very good...I love it!
This is very good...I love it....its quite well off...adn speaks so much....I love the rain...
Very good write...
Keep it up..
Heather
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Perfect X 3
Perfect, perfect, perfect. I will give you a 
for this, one day when I meet you 
Now: be satisfied with my applaud.
Myra
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Well Written
I loved this. How you had them answering, when it's simply the rain hitting them to make the droop for a moment, being the nodding. Very imaginative, well written too.
Lynn xXx
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wonderful
I love this poem as well. One can get many meanings from this poem and all would be valid and all would be grand. Wonderful job. -
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I love this, Andrew! You personified them excellently. I could almost hear them giggle their reply to you That's exactly why I chosed the snowdrop for my acrostic. They are so unassuming and shy. A few of my neighbors planted them with crocuses. You see the bright loud colors of yellow and violet of the crocuses before you see the snowdrops... they look like they are shyly looking at their feet, while their extroverted friends are ready to party .
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I must say with the question I half expected to see a mondo posted here. I like the haiku. Nature can answer so many questions.
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Er. I wish I had your talent at these This is superb. Off to see what other little gems you have posted since I have been online
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So pretty. Excellent haiku. Great work, keep it up!! -
This is medatative. Perhaps I'll come back and read it again in the future when I want to clear my mind and feel strong.
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Anerew.Invigorating is the ratn.The gladiolas are glad,the marigolds are merry,the tulips open wide deeply imbibe and Billbard is a little batty.Wife is nodding.Well done as usual.Bill.
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Excellent
Hi Andrew:
I have never seen snowdrops. But I guess it would have to be wind, rain or both. LOL. Excellent Haiku. Thanks for the opportunity to read it. Bill -
I really liked this one Its a good haiku
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Hi there,
Well done, a great write all the best
Blue moon
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